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2019 HAUNTed america conference!

HAUNTED AMERICA CONFERENCE 2019! Tickets are now on sale for THE paranormal event of the year! This is our 23rd year of bringing you the finest speakers, guests, and events in the paranormal community. Founded in 1997, we set the stage for every ghost event that has followed. This is NOT some sort of "meet and greet" with "celebrities" who sit at tables so you can pay for autographs -- this is a speaker-based event with presentations, discussions, question and answer sessions, hands-on workshops, ghost hunts, tours, and much more! Tickets are already going fast, so don't miss out!

“AN EVENING WITH…” EVENTS FROM AMERICAN HAUNTINGS

SPECIAL EVENT: AN EVENING WITH THE AXMAN! Join Troy Taylor on May 4, 2019 for a special event at the American Hauntings Headquarters in Jacksonville, Illinois — “Murdered in their Beds,” a chilling journey back in time that delves into the unsolved Midwest Ax Murders of the early 1900s, with a special look at the history and hauntings of the Villisca, Iowa, murders of 1912. You don’t want to miss the first night at our new event space! CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS!

SPECIAL EVENT: AN EVENING WITH THE DEAD: Join author Troy Taylor on May 24, 2019, for dinner at the Mineral Springs Hotel, followed by an eerie presentation on American death and funeral customs! From the Puritans to the aftermath of the Civil War and the Victorian Celebration of Death, we delve into the rituals and customs of funerals, postmortem photographs, premature burial, mourning traditions, Spiritualism, and much more! You don’t want to miss this special event!CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS!

SPECIAL EVENT: AN EVENING WITH THE AMERICAN HAUNTINGS PODCAST! Join Troy, Lisa and Cody from the American Hauntings Podcast on July 13, 2019 at the haunted Mineral Springs Hotel for a catered dinner and a LIVE recording of the next episode from Season 3 of the American Hauntings Podcast — including an interactive conversation with our guests! Be the first to preview the new episode, which you’ll have a role in! CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS!

SPECIAL EVENT: AN EVENING WITH LIZZIE BORDEN! Join Troy and Lisa from American Hauntings on August 3, 2019, at the haunted Mineral Springs Hotel for a catered dinner and author Troy Taylor’s presentation of “One August Morning,” the true story of the Borden murders in Massachusetts and offering an in-depth look at the events that have since become one of the most famous crimes in American history. You don’t want to miss this special dinner and presentation event! CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS!

SPECIAL EVENT: AN EVENING WITH THE AXMAN! Join Troy Taylor on August 10, 2019 for a special event at the Mineral Springs Hotel for a dinner and spooky presentation of “Murdered in their Beds,” a trip back in time that explores the unsolved Midwest Ax Murders of the early 1900s, with a special look at the history and hauntings of the Villisca, Iowa, murders of 1912. You don’t want to miss it! CLICK HERE FOR RESERVATIONS!

HAUNTED CARLINVILLE TOUR | CARLINVILLE, ILLINOISSearch for the spirits of this Route 66 community and the haunted "Million Dollar Courthouse!" Every autumn, we explore the many haunted places of downtown Carlinville with Haunted History Tours and Ghost Hunter's Tours! Every tour includes the eerie Macoupin County Courthouse -- a place so haunted that one of our guides quit rather than go back inside! Are you brave enough? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT! Available in October!

ALTON HAUNTINGS TOURS | ALTON, ILLINOISDiscover the ghosts of "One of the Most Haunted Small Towns in America!" The region's most authentic ghost tour and the only tour based on the book by Troy Taylor! Haunted History Tours, Bus Tours, and Dinner and Spirits Experiences along the River Road! CLICK HERE FOR INFO!Public Tours Available Year Round!

HAUNTED JACKSONVILLE TOURS | JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOISDiscover the lingering spirits of Illinois' "Athens of the West!" Hosted by Troy and Lisa -- authors of the book, "Haunted Jacksonville" -- our Dinner and Spirits experiences in Jacksonville include supper at a local eatery, followed by an eerie trip back in time to explore the many haunted places in the city! It's an event not to miss! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!Available in October!

GHOST HUNTS FROM AMERICAN HAUNTINGSGhost Hunts. No Hype. No Distractions. Author Troy Taylor and the staff from American Hauntings have been taking guests behind the walls of haunted locations since 1994 with one simple approach — ghost hunts without all of the clutter. Our investigations are not overcrowded meet-and-greets with so-called celebrities but an authentic opportunity to let our guests experience the unexplained. If you’re interested in a real ghost hunt without all the distractions, then these are the events for you. CLICK HERE FOR MORE!

WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOUR HOUSE IS HAUNTED?A How-to Guide for finding a reputable psychical investigator by Troy Taylor

THE HAUNTED MUSEUMThe Historic and Haunted Guide to the Supernatural and the beginnings of ghost research

AMERICA'S MOST HAUNTED PLACES!Discover the most haunted places in America, from abandoned prisons and sanitariums to houses where the spirits of the dead still linger! Are you brave enough to see them for yourself!

AMERICA'S "OTHER" HAUNTED HOUSES!Hauntings across the country that don't make the famous "most haunted" lists, but are just as scary!

THE MYRTLES PLANTATION: LEGENDS, LORE AND LIES - How historical research revealed the true story of "one of the most haunted houses in America."

AMERICA'S MOST HAUNTED PRISONS & JAILS! Do you have the nerve to go behind the bars of these haunted spots? From America's first penitentiary to the most escape-proof prison in our history, these are not places for the faint of heart!

THE HOUSE ON RIDGE AVENUEHistory and Hoax behind the Congelier Mansion, the original "Most Haunted House in America!"

THE WINCHESTER MANSIONThe story of Sarah Winchester and the "House Built by Spirits"

HOUDINI: A MAGICIAN AMONG THE SPIRITSThe Death and Mysterious Afterlife of one of America's Most Famous Performers

DEATH UNDER THE BIG TOPTragedy, Terror and a Lingering haunting from the Hartford Circus Fire of 1944!

DEATH IN THE TRIANGLEThe History, Hauntings and Horror of America's Deadliest Factory Fire!

WAS "THE EXORCIST" CURSED? Did strange forces affect the filming of one of the most terrifying films of all time?

WAVERLY HILLS SANATORIUMThe True Story of One of America's Most Haunted Places

THE MAD GASSER OF MATTOONAn Unexplained Mystery of Weird Illinois

"STRANGE LOVE"The Morbid Obsession of Key West's Carl Von Cosel

MARY JANE REEDA Lingering Spirit from Illinois' Haunted Past

JULIA BUCOLLA PETTAThe Strange Tale of Chicago's "Italian Bride"

THE "GLOOMY SUNDAY" CURSEBillie Holiday and the Strange Tale of the Hungarian Suicide Song